GOURDE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GOURDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOURDE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOURDE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOURDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gourdesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOURDE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GOURDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,115.
What stands out about GOURDE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GOURDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The basic unit of currency in Haiti, divided into 100 centimes.
The gourde has served as Haiti's official currency since the country adopted the name in the early nineteenth century, replacing earlier colonial coinage used under French rule. Like other national currencies such as the peso or the franc, the gourde is issued and regulated by Haiti's central bank and appears on the country's banknotes and coins. Its name is thought to come from a French word for a dried gourd once used as a container, though the currency itself has no connection to the plant beyond the borrowed name. News reports on Haiti's economy regularly quote prices and exchange rates in gourdes alongside the US dollar.
How GOURDE is used
Mainly encountered in economic and news reporting about Haiti, where prices are often quoted in gourdes.
- The market vendor priced the mangoes in gourdes.
- The exchange rate showed the gourde weakening against the dollar.
- He converted his savings from gourdes before the trip.
- The report tracked inflation in Haiti's gourde over the past decade.
- Coins worth a few gourdes jingled in her pocket.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOURDE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GOURDE
The 6 tiles of GOURDE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with GOURDE
1 longer words begin with GOURDE.
Shorter words from the letters in GOURDE
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Common questions about GOURDE
- Is GOURDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOURDE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOURDE worth?
- GOURDE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOURDE mean?
- The basic unit of currency in Haiti, divided into 100 centimes.
- What letters can be added to GOURDE?
- GOURDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GOURDE:
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